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Sources of Inspiration: Pain and Pleasure

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Go where the pain is. Transform your pain into prose, into poetry. Do something creative with your suffering. Make a work of art of your pain.  How often have I heard that advice in one form or another. There’s just one problem; I don’t want to go there. I don’t like dwelling upon my pain, the human monsters of this world whom take the forms of politicians, enforces, or part of corporation; all intent upon dehumanizing people to spread hate and satisfy their greed.  Thinking of such monsters sends me into a spiral of despair, which feels as if I’m … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Vampires

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A figure appears from the mist, right outside your window as you lay in bed, unable to sleep. You recognize the stranger from the gathering, the one who kept catching your gaze. You tried to look away, a thrill of danger running down your spine, as alluring as it is terrifying.  The feeling returns as you see the stranger at your window. It’s just a dream. How you long to let them in, even as you shrink from the possibility. For if you do, the vampire will have you, giving you a kiss that will suck your life away.  These … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Writer’s Block

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Writer’s block has been both vehemently denied and felt all too keenly.  I found myself thinking; what does writer’s block mean to me? What can it be? A barrier, a sinus headache, exhaustion. Writer’s block may manifest as a box in which my ideas are stored, which solidified into an actual block I cannot access. Writer’s block are stories floating away in sludge, a sludge I cannot enter or retrieve them from. Writer’s block is reality distracting me, a curse brought on by jealousy or angry gods. Writer’s block is the muse dumping me for someone far more interesting.  Huh, … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Positivity

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It’s been a challenge, staying positive this year. Too much is happening that scares the living daylights out of me.  The world has never felt like a safe place, even though I’ve been fortunate enough to live in safer places than some of my friends. Safety has felt more and more precarious. Too many loved ones have been threatened with health issues. I’ve been threatened with health issues.  A good friend advised me to stay positive. If I start to get depressed, take a breather, Take a walk, if I can. Look at the beauty of the flowers or anything … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Dualities

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Light and dark; the light casting a shadow. Good and evil struggle against each other, manifesting often in surprising forms.  These are not just the stuff of stories, but the stuff of legends.  I call them into question whenever I write. What is good? What is evil? What do we associate light with goodness while we fear the dark? True, there are things lurking in the dark that frighten us, but the light can burn and blind us.  I wasn’t certain if some of the striking dualities in fiction even existed in reality.  Now, I find myself wondering if they … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Safe Spaces

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As I grow more and more fragile, I feel increasingly unsafe.  Plot may thrive on conflict, but I need a place, a space, and a time to channel that conflict into words. I need a place of safety to write.  All my life, I’ve felt as if I had to go through daily life, surrounded by enemies. I’ve reached out, searching desperately for allies, for kindred spirits while being screamed at, kicked, and hurt for simply being who I am.  I’ve tried to disappear, blend in, not wanting those enemies to know it was me they were screaming at, kicking, … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Eternal?

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I call my blog the Cauldron of Eternal Inspiration.  Sometimes I wonder if the very title is a lie. It’s my blog and I’m not eternal. No one is.  Recently, a major source of inspiration dried up, was reclaimed as something I can no longer use.  It wasn’t eternal, any more than I am, but our words remain as long as people read and remember them.  Perhaps this is enough for a writer to be eternal. To be read and remembered.  Perhaps my Cauldron will bubble as long as there’s something to add, stirring the creative juices, sparking creativity in … Read more